Film Review: ‘Mobile Homes’

Film Review: ‘Mobile Homes’

French-born, NYU Tisch-educated director Vladimir de Fontenay’s “Mobile Homes” is born out of a paradox: Inspired by the uniquely American sight of a prefab home rolling down the highway, its very existence owes to the foreign helmer’s naïveté. Whereas locals might take such an image for granted, de Fontenay was compelled to make a film… […]

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Discovery and Germany’s ProSieben Launch Free Streaming Service in Germany

Discovery and ProSiebenSat.1 have launched an expanded version of 7TV, an ad-supported streaming service for the German market. Prosieben.Sat.1 already runs the 7TV platform and brand, and from today will carry a range of linear channels from ProSieben and Discovery, who plan to recruit a CEO to run the streaming service, which is available over […]

British Actor Roy Dotrice Dies at Age 94

The late actor had a brief role as Wisdom Hallyne the pyromancer in the second season of ‘Game of Thrones,’ and served as the audiobook narrator for the George R.R Martin book series. read more Related

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Fruit-laden big-rig dumps load on LA freeway transition

BOYLE HEIGHTS — A big rig loaded with 4,000 pounds of fruit overturned today on the transition from the 5 Freeway to the 10 Freeway, causing a SigAlert, authorities said. The accident was reported at 2:10 a.m. on the transition from the southbound 5 Freeway to the eastbound 10 Freeway, according to the California Highway […]

The International Cannes Series Festival, which will host its inauguration edition next April and will run alongside MipTV, unveiled part of its program on Monday at Mipcom. Set to take place April 4-11, Canneseries will host an official competition, as well as a digital competition, free screenings and an industry sidebar called In Development. Like […]

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POTD: ‘Deadpool 2’ and ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ Wrap Production

Following the debut of the first teaser trailer for New Mutants last week, two more of 20th Century Fox’s comic book movies have just wrapped production. Deadpool 2 has wrapped production, with Ryan Reynolds delivering the news on Facebook, complete with a small batch of behind the scenes photos. Plus, X-Men: Dark Phoenix director Simon […]

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Demoted starter John Lackey blows it for Cubs’ bullpen

LOS ANGELES — Just when the Chicago Cubs’ relievers seemed to have righted the bullpen ship, it was sunk by … a starter. The Cubs’ bullpen, which had allowed 16 earned runs in 20-1/3 postseason innings before Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers, had matched the Dodgers’ unhittable relief crew […]

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French President Emmanuel Macron Moves to Strip Harvey Weinstein of Legion of Honor

Reacting to the massive scandal surrounding Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual harassment and abuses on more than three dozen women, French President Emmanuel Macron has taken steps to strip the disgraced Hollywood producer of his Legion of Honor. In an interview with TF1 on Sunday, Macron confirmed he had reached out to the Grand Chancellor of […]

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Mayim Bialik fires back at Weinstein op-ed critics: 'It's so sad how vicious people are being'

For Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón, the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon is not only an event that celebrates cinema but also a relaxing opportunity to catch up with old friends without the stress of the film industry’s business aspects. “It’s beloved by filmmakers because it’s a cinephile festival,” Cuarón told Variety. “It’s not competitive. It’s […]

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Structures unharmed in Santa Clarita fire

SANTA CLARITA — Flames burned one acre Saturday in Santa Clarita but firefighters were able to quickly stop the blaze’s progress, authorities said. The fire was reported at 8:26 p.m. in the 18700 block of Goodvale Road, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Ed Pickett. Firefighters quickly stopped the forward progress of the […]

Saturday Night Live finished up their first batch of new episodes kicking off the 43rd season by bringing in Silicon Valley star Kumail Nanjiani to host for the first time, fresh off the summer success of his indie romantic comedy The Big Sick. Since Nanjiani is also a celebrated and established stand-up comedian, this episode […]

Australian actress, Natalie Mendoza has come forth as one of the latest accusers of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Australia’s Herald Sun reports that, on her Facebook page, Mendoza refers to a groping incident around 2002, when she was shooting “The Great Raid,” the first of three films she had under a three-picture deal with […]

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To see Weinstein’s influence in Hollywood, look no further than the Oscars

Korea’s recently-elected President Moon Jae-in took a stance on Sunday in favor of the editorial independence of the Busan Film Festival. He is not the first president to visit the festival, but is the first to have made an official speech in the event’s 22-year history. “Festival director, Kang Soo-youn and chairman Kim Dong-ho have […]

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig watches his solo home run in the sixth inning of a National League Championship Series baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig, right, watches his home run against the […]